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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the default subnet masks that they use. If the subnet mask was 255.0.0.0, which of the classes below would be used?
Model based network devices are at the user level of Ethernet/IP. Information of a capabilities or features of a specified device would be contained in which of the text files below?
The heart of a DCS is considered the PLC and it's five main programming languages. Which of the programming languages would be described as mimicking the components of the hardware of an analog control in self-contained blocks of code?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that can have 8, 16, or 32 inputs powered by 24Vdc, or 120Vac??
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages matches specific DCSs to the specified alarm arrangement?
Which of the components below best represents the letter "D"?
The quality of a OUT parameter status field has several different classifications. Which of the classifications below can be described as the value may be useful, but of diminished quality?
Which of the answers below has the correct amount and kind of parameters of an Foundation field bus AI block?
Which error check method is best described as an industry standard fieldbus protocol?
Of all the ways to relate the speed of serial communication, which of the answers below is not one? Choose the answer that best applies.
Which of the terms below is best described as "losses resulting from defects from the manufacture of the cable"?
Which of the answers below can be best described as "A coating surrounding the optic core that reflects the light signal back into the core"?
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a Foundation Fieldbus protocol?
The industrial network topologies you are required to use is defined by the OSI network model. Which of the common topologies below is likely described as a network with a single central connection point?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the IP address they use. Which of the answers corresponds best to the address in row "G"?
Every IPv4 address is made up of two distinct components that identifies a specific host and a network segment. Which of the answers below names both of those components?
In data transmission, a defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is the second largest in area covered?
In relation to IPv4, every classification has a finite amount of addresses. Which of the classifications below has the most subnet addresses?
When manually assigning addresses in IPv4, which of the answers below contains the complete list of the main parameter(s) needed?
The wired Ethernet transmission standards are defined by the OSI model layers. Which of the answers below is one of those defining layers?
Which of the answers below best describes the role of a modem in a signal transmission system?
There are several layers in the DCS architecture. Which of the levels below would have direct control over the systems FCEs?
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages is there alarm shelving and some refresher training?
The addition of BCC to the message frame increases the efficiency of detecting errors in transmissions. which one of the error check systems based on a mathematical expression and is available to be used on data frames too large for any other method of error checking?
There are many versions of Modbus, one of those is Modbus ASCII. Which of the answers below correctly orders the components of the Modbus ASCII frame?